Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Yemen
Yemen: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector was 78.7 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Yemen stood at 78.7 kilograms per person.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Yemen peaked at 126.73 kilograms per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 77.16 kilograms per person, in 2018.
Yemen ranks 163rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109.47 kilograms per person | 102.23 kilograms per person | 126.73 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.16 kilograms per person | 104.63 kilograms per person | 112.26 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.83 kilograms per person | 77.16 kilograms per person | 108.02 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.91 kilograms per person | 78.7 kilograms per person | 83.58 kilograms per person | 4 |
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More reference data data for Yemen
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5034 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.942 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1292 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2632 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 157.58 2010 = 100 (2014)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Yemen?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Yemen was 78.7 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 126.73 kilograms per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.16 kilograms per person in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector?
- Yemen ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.